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Texas security deposit statement template
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Your Texas security deposit statement has 3 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.
- The refund by the 30th day after the tenant surrenders the unit
- A written description and itemized list of every deduction
- The tenant's written forwarding address
A security deposit statement template set up for Texas. In Word and PDF.
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Texas Security deposit statement Template
Landlord or property manager
Tenant names
Rental unit address
Tenant's forwarding address
Date the tenant moved out
Date of this statement
Security deposit held
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Texas rules for this report
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- The landlord refunds the security deposit on or before the 30th day after the tenant surrenders the premisesTexas Property Code s. 92.103 (a) · Texas Attorney General, Renter's Rights
- If any of the deposit is kept, the landlord gives the tenant the balance with a written description and itemized list of all deductions; the list is not needed only where the tenant owes rent and the amount is not in disputeTexas Property Code s. 92.104 (c) · Texas Attorney General, Renter's Rights
- The landlord need not return the deposit or describe deductions until the tenant gives a written forwarding address, but a tenant does not lose the refund or the description just by not giving oneTexas Property Code s. 92.107
- No part of the deposit may cover normal wear and tear, meaning deterioration from the intended use of the dwelling; deterioration from negligence, carelessness, accident or abuse by the tenant, their household or guests is not wear and tearTexas Property Code ss. 92.104 (b) and 92.001 · Texas Attorney General, Renter's Rights
- When a tenant sues over the deposit, the landlord has the burden of proving that keeping any part of it was reasonableTexas Property Code s. 92.109 (c)
- Missing the 30 days without a refund or itemization is presumed bad faith. Bad-faith retention costs 100 dollars plus three times the amount wrongfully withheld and attorney's fees; a bad-faith failure to itemize forfeits the right to withhold any of the deposit or to sue for damage to the premisesTexas Property Code s. 92.109 (a), (b) and (d)
What is in it
- Itemized deductionsDeduction, Why it is charged, Supported by, Amount
- Move-out conditionTwo to four sentences from the notes on the unit's condition at move-out compared with move-in, including anything noted as normal wear and tear and not charged, and photos if the notes mention them. Never state amounts.
- Refund and questionsHow the refund is paid or the balance should be paid, and where (from the notes, such as a check mailed to the forwarding address), and that the tenant may contact the landlord with questions. Never state amounts: the accounting table shows them.
Rules last reviewed October 23, 2026. Read the full Texas security deposit statement requirements.